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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: The Board of Directors

Article R1431-4

The number of members of the Board of Directors may not exceed twenty-four. It may be increased to thirty if justified by the scope of the missions assigned to the public establishment or the number o…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter IV: APPLICATION FOR ASYLUM SUBMITTED IN RESPECT

Article L754-4

…idering that his or her asylum application was submitted for the sole purpose of thwarting the enforcement of the removal decision.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: General conditions.

Article R742-4

…aineeship conditions provided for respectively in 6° and 8° of article R. 742-1 persons who have successfully completed a post-secondary course of study of at least three years' duration, or of an equ…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER VI : Resource equalisation

Article R2336-4

…rticle L. 5211-30. The allocation reverting to the member municipalities corresponds to the difference between the total amount of the allocation for the inter-municipal grouping and the amount of the…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 7: Prudential provisions

Article L511-42

Where it appears that the situation of a credit institution or finance company so warrants, the Governor of the Banque de France, Chairman of the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution, shal…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 1: Basic mission

Article R2431-4

…studies;4° Assisting the project owner in awarding public works contracts;5° Managing the performance of public works contracts;6° Assisting the project owner during acceptance operations and during…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Handling complaints

Article R321-45

The Government Commissioner is the addressee of complaints concerning the persons mentioned in I and II of article L. 321-4 as well as articles L. 321-24 and L. 321-28-1 and the persons authorised to…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: General provisions.

Article D2411-4

…1. The prefect informs the mayor of the commune, who forwards the list of voters for the section concerned to the prefectoral authority that referred the matter to him/her within one month.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Procedure

Article R4162-4

…rred to in article L. 4162-2 are filed with the Direction régionale des entreprises, de la concurrence, de la consommation, du travail et de l'emploi, which informs the fund referred to in I.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Administration.

Article R4113-48

…on paid on shares representing the contributions provided for in 1° of article R. 4113-36 may not exceed the rate on advances of securities from the Banque de France less two points. The remuneration…

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